Singaporeans awed by meteor that 'outshone the full moon'

Mr Russell Su was completing his night run in Queenstown on May 24 when he saw a bright blue streak of light dart through the sky.

- Kolette Lim

Mesmerised, he initially thought the flying object might be a drone that had caught fire and was about to crash. "It looked exactly like the comet in the viral videos from Portugal recently," said the freelance model and actor, 21.

"I've seen quite a few shooting stars in low-light situations... But nothing quite as spectacular and massive as this." A meteor lit up the skies in Singapore at about 11.50pm on May 24, leaving those who saw it in awe.